Reservoir cooking-stove



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J. L. NATGHEZ.

RESERVOIR COOKING STOVE. No. 285,502. Patented Sept. 25, 1883.

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J. L. NATGHEZ.

RESERVOIR COOKING STOVE.

Patented Sept. 25, 1883.

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NITED STATES PATENT Qrrrcn.

J. LEENATCHEZ, or Darren, OHIO.

RESERVOIR COOKING-STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 285,502, dated September 25, 1883. I

Application filed February 19, 1883.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J. LEE NATOI-IEZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reservoir Cooking-Stoves, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specifieati on.

The great objections to this class of stoves hitherto have been that, owing to the shape and location of the reservoir, the proper working of the stove was greatly interfered with, its expense in construction greatly increased, and the proper heating of the water not accomplished. These objectionable features existed, first. because the reservoir was located around or in the rear of and very close to the stove-pipe, and, containing a large body of cold water, chilled the products of combustion in their passage from the stove, and thereby greatly interfered with the draft both when the direct draft was employed and when it was attempted to heat the oven by passing the products of combustion around the same, as is customary; secondly, the method of mounting necessitated by the shape and location of these reservoirs nearly doubled the cost of manufacture and rendered the stove bulky and cum bersome; thirdly, by reason of the shape and location of the reservoirs it was rarely possible to makethe water therein boil, or to even make the same hot.

The object of my present invention is to pro duce a reservoir-stove in which the foregoing objections are obviated by so constructing and locating the reservoir as to greatly save the cost of construction of the stove, to reduce its bulk, to enable the water to be heated to the boiling-point, and without interfering with the draft or proper working of the stove.

To this end the novelty of my invention consists in the construction and combination of the parts, as will be herewith set forth and specifically claimed.- e

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a side elevation of my improved stove. Fig. 2, Sheet 2, is a sectional view, in side elevation, of the rear end of the same.

Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is a transverse sectional view the top of the stove.

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through the down-fines at the rear of the stove, through the line 00 x of Fig. 2. Fig. 4, Sheet 2, isa front elevation of the register-plate. Fig. 5, Sheet 2, is a transverse section of the stove through line 1 1 of Fig. 2.

The same letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

A represents my improved stove or range, which may be of the usual or any suitable construction, and which has a reservoir-casing at 7 vpletes the construction of the reservoir-casing.

The reservoir which is fitted into this casing,

and which is made of sheet metal, is a thin oblong vessel, slightly tapering toward its bottom, as shown, and with its top flush with the top of the stove. The lid or lids covering this reservoir are likewise flush with It will thus be seen that my improved reservoir, which occupies nearly the entire depth ofthe stove, is quite thin or narrow from front to back, thereby presenting a thin body of water to a large heating'surface, by which means the water can be quickly heat ed and made to boil.

The front plate, E, of the reservoir-casing, as seen in Figs. 3 and 5, has three slots or apertures, a b a, through it,-of"which a and c are within the downfiues of the stove and bin the up-fiue. I preferably make a and 0 larger than I), though this is not absolutely essential. These apertures do not extend quite to the top of the even, so that the heat and flames in passing back over the oven are directed first against the solid portions of the plate E. This is to prevent the burning out of the reservoir, which might occur if the heat and flames were thrown directly against the reservoir before being deflected down.

Division-plates cl, of the usual construction, separate the d0wn-flues from the up -fiues, and

the ordinary damper, c, is employed in the usual way, either to cause the heat and products of combustion to be sent down under the oven before escaping, or else to open the direct draft when it is not desired to heat the oven.

From the above construction it will be seen that when the damper is turned up, as shown by the solid lines in Fig. 2, the heat and products of combustion are deflected down and come in contact with the front of the reservoir through the openings a and c, and on their return likewise come in contact with the reservoir through the opening I), thereby enabling me to present the whole front of the reservoir to the direct action of the heat and flames, by which means, owing to the thinness ofthe body of water, it becomes speedily heated and can be made to boil.

To regulate the amount of heat admitted to the reservoir, and to cut it off entirely, if desired, I employ the register-plate F, Figs. 3 and 4, which, working in slots in the divisionplates (2 directly against the front plate, E, and being provided with an operating-handle, f, extending to the outside of the stove through an opening in the side plate, enables me to slide said registenplate so as to partially or entirely uncover the openings (1,, I), and c in the plate E, or to close the same entirely, as may be desired; or the dampers now generally used 011 reservoir stoves and ranges for gov erning the heat to reservoir-chamber may be used for this purpose, as the manufacturer may elect; also, if desired, the reservoir may have a lock-faucet or any suitable faucet, though for safety the former is preferred, extending to the outside of the stove at or near the bottom of the reservoir to enable water to be drawn off without the necessity of dipping it out. I have shown the location of suchva faucet at r From the above description it will be seen that I have dispensed with the customary warming-ovcn under the reservoir, and have utilized this space by deepening the reservoir, which can in consequence be made much thinner from front to back without decreasing its capacity, and the water in the reservoir, being. presented in a thin body to an extended heating-surface, will heat much better and quicker than by the old construction; and, furthermore, by means of the register or check damper the heating ofthe water can be controlled as may be desired, whether using the oven for baking or not. Again, as the top plate above the reservoir is flush with the whole top of the stove or range, a greater top surface is obtained for the use of the cooking utensils.

WVhile the above construction and location of the reservoir is, perhaps, the best and the more preferable, yet I do not propose to limit myself to the location of the reservoir to what is known as a low-down reservoir with its top flush with that of the stove, for the same advantages in heating may be obtained with the thin body of water by raising the reservoir more or less, so as to project above the top of the stove to any degree required.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination, with a stove, of an ineased reservoir located at the rear of the stove, having a depth substantially equal to the rear fines, and located directly in the rear of said fines and in direct communication with the products of combustion, whereby a deep thin body of water is presented to an extended heating-surface, substantially as described.

2. In a reservoir stove or range, the combination, with a deep thin reservoir, ofthe front plate, E, of the reservoir-casing, provided with openings arranged in the descending and as cending flues, whereby the products of combustion are brought in direct contact with the front face ofthe reservoir, substantially as described.

3. In a reservoir stove or range having a deep thin reservoir, the combination, with the front plate, E, provided with apertures, of the register F, adapted to slide over and cover said apertures, whereby the products of combustion can be admitted to or cut off from the reservoir to regulate the heating of the water, substantially as described.

J. LEE NATOHEZ. Vitnesscs:

EDWARD XV. REcToR, Gus A. MEYER. 

